National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for May 26, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.
May 26, 2027 celebrates National Paper Airplane Day, plus 3 more. On May 26th each year, National Paper Airplane Day honors the simple aeronautical toy that has been around for thousands of years.
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Each year on the Wednesday after Memorial Day, National Flip Flop Day encourages us to wear our favorite flip flops and show them off!
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On May 26th, two of the calendar's favorite foods come together on National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. We've scattered blueberries and cheesecakes throughout these pages in scrumptious celebration. But one day a year they join forces in perfect, delicious harmony.
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On the last Wednesday in May each year, approximately 100,000 senior adults will participate in activities across the U.S. for National Senior Health and Fitness Day. Let's get our sneakers on and get moving!
Read the full story →People born on May 26
Master carpenter who invented the folding wooden step ladder.
Singer, actress, dancer, and pianist who performed in multiple styles, including jazz and blues. She was the first African-American artist to make vocal blues recordings.
North Dakota native Norma Deloris Egstrom was known professionally as Peggy Lee. She was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned seven decades.
Actor who played Marshal Matt Dillon on the television series Gunsmoke. He was also a WWII veteran who was injured during machine gun fire and a concussion grenade.
The first President of the National Farmers Organization.
Events that occurred on May 26 throughout history
The first battle of the Pequot War in Connecticut occurs. About 500 Pequot Native Americans are killed by Colonial forces in a battle that became known as the Mystic Massacre.
Alse Young becomes the first recorded person executed as a witch in the American colonies. The mother of 3 children was hanged in Hartford, Connecticut. She was around 32 years old.
South Carolina is formally incorporated as a royal colony. During this time, South Carolina flourished into one of the wealthiest of the 13 Colonies. This era of direct British control lasted for nearly 50 years until the colonists declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776.
North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrates the end of fighting in the American Revolutionary War with A Great Jubilee Day.
Lewis and Clark first sight the Rocky Mountains. Meriwether Lewis records in his journal as "a most beatifull and sightly mountains" that appeared about fifty miles away.
Montana is organized as a United States territory by President Abraham Lincoln. The territory functioned as a frontier territory for 25 years until it was officially admitted to the Union as the 41st state on November 8, 1889.
President Andrew Johnson is acquitted by one vote in the U.S. Senate. The Senate fell one vote short of the two-thirds majority required to convict him. He was allowed to remain in office and finish out his term.
The Bank of North America was incorporated as America's first government-incorporated bank. The bank was established to stabilize the economy during the Revolutionary War.
Archaeological Institute of America forms after President Theodore Roosevelt signed the charter into law.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh delivers no-hits against the NY Highlanders. The final score was 8-1 in a 5 inning game.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock and their children become the first family to travel across the U.S. car. They begin driving Los Angeles to New York City in a Packard Thirty. The trip takes 32 days, 5 hours, and 25 minutes.
President Calvin Coolidge signs Immigration law restricting immigration. The law explicitly prohibited the immigration of individuals from the "Asiatic Barred Zone". Asia, Arabs and Japanese were prevented from entering the country.
The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session. The committee was formed to investigate alleged fascist and communist ties in the U.S.
The American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) is given to city of Philadelphia. Ross never actually owned the building and only rented it. The home is located in Philadelphia's Old City and opened to the public for tours.
The government began rationing meat and cheese in the U.S. to ensure fair distribution and support troops overseas during WWII.
The U.S. and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty preventing both nations from deploying nationwide defenses against strategic ballistic missiles. The Treaty ensured that neither nation could launch a first strike without facing a devastating retaliatory attack by the other nation.
Resorts International opened its doors for business, becoming the first legal gambling casino in Atlantic City.
In New Jersey v. New York, the Supreme Court determines Ellis Island is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York. Over 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island between 1892 to 1954.
Longer-running observances that include this date.
National Mental Health Awareness Month
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Get Caught Reading Month
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Older Americans Month
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National Military Appreciation Month
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Eds Awareness Month
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Asian American And Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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National Dental Care Month
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Skin Cancer Awareness Month
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Global Employee Health And Fitness Month
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National Strawberry Month
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National Stroke Awareness Month
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National Moving Month
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